s-Block ElementsHard
Question
Compounds of alkaline earth metals are less soluble in water than the corresponding alkali metal salts due to
Options
A.their high ionisation energy
B.their low electronegativity
C.their low hydration energy
D.their high lattice energy
Solution
Along the period, atomic size decreases and nuclear charge increases and thus lattice energy increases,
lattice energy ∞
lattice energy ∞
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